1 OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES OF PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA (PMKSY) 1.0 Introduction: Hon’ble President in his address to the joint Session of the Parliament of 16 th Lok Sabha indicated that “Each drop of water is precious. Government is committed to giving high priority to water security. It will complete the long pending irrigation projects on priority and launch the ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana’ with the motto of ‘Har Khet Ko Paani’. There is a need for seriously considering all options including linking of rivers, where feasible; for ensuring optimal use of our water resources to prevent the recurrence of floods and drought. By harnessing rain water through ‘Jal Sanchay’ and ‘Jal Sinchan’, we will nurture water conservation and ground water recharge. Micro irrigation will be popularised to ensure ‘Per drop-More crop’ . Out of about 141 m.Ha of net area sown in the country, about 65 million hectare (or 45%) is presently covered under irrigation. Substantial dependency on rainfall makes cultivation in unirrigated areas a high risk, less productive profession. Empirical evidences suggest that assured or protective irrigation encourages farmers to invest more in farming technology and inputs leading to productivity enhancement and increased farm income. The overreaching vision of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) will be to ensure access to some means of protective irrigation to all agricultural farms in the country, to produce ‘per drop more crop’, thus bringing much desired rural prosperity. 2.0 Objectives: The broad objectives of PMKSY will be:- a) Achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level (preparation of district level and, if required, sub district level water use plans). b) Enhance the physical access of water on the farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation (Har Khet ko pani), c) Integration of water source, distribution and its efficient use, to make best use of water through appropriate technologies and practices. d) Improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage and increase availability both in duration and extent, e) Enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop).
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OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES OF PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE
YOJANA (PMKSY)
1.0 Introduction:
Hon’ble President in his address to the joint Session of the Parliament of 16thLok
Sabha indicated that “Each drop of water is precious. Government is committed
to giving high priority to water security. It will complete the long pending
irrigation projects on priority and launch the ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee
Yojana’ with the motto of ‘Har Khet Ko Paani’. There is a need for seriously
considering all options including linking of rivers, where feasible; for ensuring
optimal use of our water resources to prevent the recurrence of floods and
drought. By harnessing rain water through ‘Jal Sanchay’ and ‘Jal Sinchan’, we will
nurture water conservation and ground water recharge. Micro irrigation will be
popularised to ensure ‘Per drop-More crop’ .
Out of about 141 m.Ha of net area sown in the country, about 65 million
hectare (or 45%) is presently covered under irrigation. Substantial dependency
on rainfall makes cultivation in unirrigated areas a high risk, less productive
profession. Empirical evidences suggest that assured or protective irrigation
encourages farmers to invest more in farming technology and inputs leading to
productivity enhancement and increased farm income.
The overreaching vision of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
will be to ensure access to some means of protective irrigation to all agricultural
farms in the country, to produce ‘per drop more crop’, thus bringing much desired
rural prosperity.
2.0 Objectives:
The broad objectives of PMKSY will be:-
a) Achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level
(preparation of district level and, if required, sub district level water use
plans).
b) Enhance the physical access of water on the farm and expand cultivable
area under assured irrigation (Har Khet ko pani),
c) Integration of water source, distribution and its efficient use, to make best
use of water through appropriate technologies and practices.
d) Improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage and increase
availability both in duration and extent,
e) Enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving
technologies (More crop per drop).
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f) Enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation
practices
g) Ensure the integrated development of rainfed areas using the watershed
approach towards soil and water conservation, regeneration of ground
water, arresting runoff, providing livelihood options and other NRM
activities.
h) Promote extension activities relating to water harvesting, water
management and crop alignment for farmers and grass root level field
functionaries.
i) Explore the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for peri-
urban agriculture, and
j) Attract greater private investments in irrigation.
This will in turn increase agricultural production and productivity and
enhance farm income.
3.0 Strategy & Focus Areas:
To achieve above objectives, PMKSY will strategize by focussing on end-to
end solution in irrigation supply chain, viz. water sources, distribution network,
efficient farm level applications, extension services on new technologies &
information etc. Broadly, PMKSY will focus on:-
a) Creation of new water sources; repair, restoration and renovation of defunct
water sources; construction of water harvesting structures, secondary &
micro storage, groundwater development, enhancing potentials of traditional
water bodies at village level like Jal Mandir (Gujarat); Khatri, Kuhl (H.P.);
Industrial policy etc. to be leveraged for comprehensive development of water
sector.
Creating access to water source either assured or protective to each farm
will require a demand and supply assessment of crop water requirement, effective
rainfall and potential source of existing & new water sources considering geo-
hydrological and agro ecological scenario of the block. The master plan will include
information on all sources of available water, distribution network, defunct water
bodies, new potential water sources both surface and sub- surface systems,
application & conveyance provisions, crops and cropping system aligned to
available/designed quantity of water and suitable to local agro ecology. All
activities pertaining water harvesting, water augmentation from surface/sub
surface sources, distribution and application of water including repair renovation
and restoration of water bodies, major medium and minor irrigation works,
command area development etc. are to be taken up within the frame work of this
master plan. Emphasis is to be given for deriving potential benefit from low
hanging fruits like extending the reach/coverage of water source through effective
distribution and application mechanism, reducing the gap between potential
created and utilized through more focus on command area development and
precision irrigation. Proper integration of creation of source like dams and water
harvesting structures, distribution system like canals and command area
development works and precision farming to be made for deriving best possible
use of water resources. Steps may also be taken for use of urban treated waste
water for irrigation purpose. For respective cities a command area may be
identified for this purpose in and around the adjoining agricultural land of urban
habitation. However, the recommended norms (given Appendix-C) of treated
sewage quality for specified activities at point of use be ensured during use of
recycled water.
SIP will not only consolidate the DIPs and correlate with State Agriculture
Plan (SAP), already available for RKVY, but also prioritize resources and outline
definite annual action plan with a medium to long term horizon. The plan would
also enumerate on extension & ICT related activities to be undertaken under
supervision of Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA).
DIPs and SIP will provide requisite emphasis on convergence by eliminating
overlap of resources & efforts and ensuring optimal utilization of funds available
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through various Centrally Sponsored/State Plan Schemes.
Each District will be provided one time financial support to prepare District
Irrigation Plan. DIPs and SIP are to be finalised within a period of three months
from launching of PMKSY. National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) will be
associated in preparation of SIP and providing advisories to State Governments for
comprehensive irrigation development.
While formulating District Irrigation Plans (DIPs), suggestions of Hon’ble Member’s of Parliament and Member’s of Legislative Assembly of that is to be invited and will be included in DIPs after due technical consideration. Highest priority is to be given on valuable suggestions/recommendations of Member of Parliament of that particular district subject to technical/financial viability.
6.0 Cost Norm & Pattern of Assistance:
Technical requirements / standards, pattern of assistance etc. for activities of
respective components like AIBP, PMKSY (Har Khet Ko Pani), PMKSY (Per drop
more crop) and PMKSY (Watershed Development) will be as per the existing
guidelines of the respective Ministries/Departments or as per revised norms
including that of additional activities introduced, to be issued by the respective
ministries/departments with the approval of concerned Union Minister.
In the absence of equivalent Central Plan Scheme, norms and conditions
prescribed by respective State Governments for their schemes may be applied.
In cases where no Central / State Govt. norms are available, a certificate of
reasonableness of proposed project cost along with reasons thereof will invariably
be given by State Level Project Screening Committee (SLPSC) in each such case.
States should adhere to Govt. approved rate e.g. Schedule of rate of
CPWD/PWD/Irrigation Dept or similar Govt. agencies working in rural areas, for
creation of irrigation infrastructure.
7.0 Eligibility criteria:
Instead of incremental budgeting, PMKSY will adopt a dynamic annual fund
allocation methodology that mandates States to allocate more funds to irrigation
sectors for becoming eligible to access PMKSY funds. For this purpose:
a) A State will become eligible to access PMKSY fund only if it has prepared the
District Irrigation Plans (DIP) and State Irrigation Plan (SIP), excepting for
the initial year, and the expenditure in water resource development for
agriculture sector in the year under consideration is not less than baseline
expenditure. The baseline expenditure will be the average of expenditure in
irrigation sector irrespective of state departments (i.e. creation of water
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source, distribution, management and application from State plan schemes)
in State Plan in three years prior to the year under consideration.
b) States will be given additional weightage for levying charges on water and
electricity for irrigation purpose, so as to ensure sustainability of the
programme.
c) Inter State allocation of PMKSY fund will be decided based on (i) share of
percentage of unirrigated area in the State vis-à-vis National average
including prominence of areas classified under Dessert Development
Programme (DDP) and Drought Prone Area Development Programme (DPAP)
and (ii) increase in percentage share of expenditure on water resource
development for agriculture sector in State Plan expenditure in the previous
year over three years prior to it (iv) improvement in irrigation efficiency in
the state.
8.0 Funding Pattern
PMKSY funds will be provided to the State Governments as per the pattern of
assistance of Centrally Sponsored Schemes decided by Ministry of Finance and
NITI Aayog. During 2015-16, existing pattern of assistance of ongoing schemes
will be continued.
9.0 Programme Architecture:
PMKSY will be implemented in area development mode only by adopting a
‘decentralized State level planning and projectised execution’ structure that will
allow States to draw up their own irrigation development plans based on DIPs and
SIPs with a horizon of 5-7 years. Initial phase of implementation will be the
remaining two years of XII Plan.
States will allocate about 50% of the PMKSY funds by prioritizing projects
among those districts having larger share of unirrigated areas, lesser agriculture
productivity vis-à-vis State’s average and higher population of SC/ST and Small &
Marginal Farmers (SMF). States will also give priority to villages identified under
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) while implementing PMKSY. The remaining
50% may be prioritised for operationalising /saturating projects which are under
terminal stage of completion (water resource development/watershed). Priority to
also be given for reducing the gap between irrigation potential created and
actually utilised through command area development and precision irrigation.
As PMKSY will be a area-based scheme with projectised approach, Project
Reports will have to be prepared for each of the PMKSY component based on the
comprehensive irrigation plan incorporating all essential ingredients i.e. feasibility
studies, competencies of the implementing agencies, anticipated benefits
(outputs/outcomes) that will flow to the farmers/ State, definite time-lines for
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implementation etc.
Detailed Project Report (DPR) of each cluster will have four sub projects
catering to respective components i.e., AIBP, PMKSY(Har Khet Ko Pani), PMKSY
(More Crop Per Drop), PMKSY(Watershed Development) depending on the
activities covered under the respective components with funding support required.
It should be ensured that there is no duplication of funding and/or undertaking
similar activities in the same areas under other Plan schemes of Central/State
Government and clearly indicate the year-wise physical & financial targets
proposed under each project component wise.
In case of large individual project activity costing more than Rs. 25 crore, it
will be subjected to third party ‘techno-financial evaluation’.
In order to ensure efficient use of water, extension services will focus at
targeting in how to make best use of available water through crops/cropping
system aligned to agro-ecological conditions and suitable agronomic practices to
ensure larger coverage and equity to farmers. In selected areas, few progressive
farmers may be sensitised towards this subject and incentivised to experiment
with changes in cropping pattern with available irrigation facilities. Farm school
component of ATMA scheme would be suitably used to take up this activity.
Cluster of 8 to 10 villages may be taken up in districts for saturating those as per
the plan for showcasing potential augmentation of water and its efficient use. The
success of these clusters in promoting such activities may be replicated in other
parts of the district.
Extending the reach of micro irrigation to a larger coverage will be ensured
involving companies associated with precision irrigation for awareness campaign,
demonstration, capacity building training, providing maintenance service, technical
support etc. A greater role of these companies will be specified in the operational
guidelines of this component.
The success stories of indigenous practices like Jal mandir; Khatri; Kuhl;